July 28, 1998

Today's Weather

Today's Boat Assignments
Highlights of the day
Today's Weather:
Strong upwelling winds from southwest. 2-3 ft waves, 5 second
periods. Toughest weather day so far.
Today's Boat Assignments:
Arabella
Caleta - ADCP/CTD survey, southern line
Northstar 4 - Bio-Optical survey
Zodiac - REMUS deployment, 60 km run
Northstar 6
Today's highlights:
Upwelling favorable conditions. Strong currents to northeast.
Surface currents slightly offshore, bottom currents slightly onshore.